Susan Boyle, complete with Beatle mop top, is set to release Pink Floyd and John Lennon songs (Picture: PA)

Susan Boyle admits she is taking a risk but hopes to win new legions of fans by covering hits by Pink Floyd and John Lennon.

The Britain’s Got Talent star has stamped her mark on Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and reimagined John Lennon’s Imagine for her sixth studio album.

And while the move might incur the wrath of both songs’ fans, the 53-year-old says she is ready for the flak.

She said: ‘John Lennon’s Imagine was one of the hardest to record, not because of the music or the vocals, but because I wanted to do his song justice.’

John Lennon’s Imagine gets the SuBo treatment, due for release in November (Picture: AP)

In what could be music history’s biggest understatements SuBo added: ‘Of course, die-hard Lennon fans will probably criticise but I hope I’ve done the song justice in my own way.’

She said her album, called Hope and out on November 24, was her ‘riskiest’ one yet, as she moves away from the ballads that shot her to fame in 2009.

She also tackles Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, and Angel by Sarah McLachlan.

SuBo sings Wish You Were Here, although Money might have been more appropriate (Picture: Getty)

SuBo said: ‘I themed this album around inspiration and hope because those are two elements we all need in our life to drive us forward… to go out and capture our dreams – they worked for me after all.’

She has previously covered Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones, and is preparing to tour the US for the first time next month.

She has sold 22 million worldwide since Simon Cowell signed her to his label in 2010.